NEWS BULLETIN
Jan-Mar 2023
IDRiM2023 Conference
13th International IDRiM Conference 2023

(28-30 September 2023; Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India)

We are pleased to announce that the IDRiM2023 Conference will be hosted by the Centre of Excellencein Disaster Mitigation and Management (CoEDMM), IIT Roorkee! This year’s conference theme is‘Integrated DRR for Inclusive Sustainable Development: Science, Policy, and Practice Dialogues (InSPIREDialogue)’. Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a holistic approach to reducing the impact ofdisasters and promoting sustainable development. After almost three years of online events, theIDRiM2023 Conference will finally resume with a face-to-face event! Meanwhile, an online channel willremain open for young scientists, welcoming PhD candidates and early-career researchers to join andnetwork in our academic community. Special Sessions related to conference themes are due by 15th May
and abstracts by 31st May 2023. For more updates, please visit the conference site: http://idrim2023.com.

Conferences of Interest
7th International Symposium Natech2023(29-30 June, 2023; IDMR, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China)

The 7th International Symposium on Natural Hazard-Triggered Technological Accidents (Natech2023)
is jointly organised by Sichuan University, Kyoto University and Osaka University. This year’s theme,‘Strategies to Address Challenges of Climate Change under a Post-Covid-19 Era’ aims to bring
together scientists, administrative organisations, industries, and communities to exchange scientificknowledge in the field of Natech risk management through sharing experiences, good practices,innovative risk assessment methods, sustainable risk management strategies, and comprehensive risk reduction measures
on Natech. Abstracts submission deadline: 30th April 2023. For more information, please visit the symposium website.
http://idmr.scu.edu.cn/info.htm?id=1841677487681672

Publications of Interest
ProCultHer-NET Technical Bulletin issue 1(ProCultHer-NET, Mar 2023)

This technical bulletin from ProCultHer-NET presents recent developments in the protection of cultural
heritage in disaster risk management. This issue includes several sections: prevention, focused ongathering indigenous knowledge to mitigate climate crisis; preparedness, introducing tools developed in
Italy for mapping historic centres from seismic risk, as well the protection of movable cultural heritage;
response, presenting lessons learnt from France on the ‘security/safety’ action plan for cathedrals; and amainstreaming section dedicated to ‘European coordination’.

https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/proculther-net-technical-bulletin-issue-1

EU-level technical guidance on adapting buildings to climate change(EC, Climate Action DG, Mar 2023)

This technical guidance by the Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission (EC), on
adapting buildings to climate change collects and synthesises existing methods, specifications, best practices
and guidance for climate-resilient buildings into a document that can provide practical advice forprofessionals and be referenced or used in different EU policy documents.
https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/7cca7ab9-cc5e-11ed-a05c-01aa75ed71a1

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